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Tianzhou 2 docks with China's new station core module
Jun 02, 2021 (XNA)
The Long March 7 rocket, carrying Tianzhou 2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan at 8:5...
Spacewalks planned for Shenzhou missions
Jun 02, 2021 (XNA)
Yang Liwei, the first Chinese in space and now deputy chief planner of the country's manned space program, told China Central Television on Sunday in Wenchang, ...
China cargo craft docks with space station module
May 29, 2021 (AFP)
A Long March 7 rocket carrying the Tianzhou-2 cargo craft -- loaded with essentials such as food, equipment and fuel -- blasted off late Saturday from the Wench...
New advances inspire China's deep space exploration
May 28, 2021 (XNA)
On April 29, China sent into space the core module of its space station, kicking off a series of key launch missions that aim to complete the construction of th...
China postpones launch of robotic cargo spacecraft
May 20, 2021 (XNA)
The agency said in a brief statement shortly before the preplanned launch time that the new launch time will be determined in due course. It didn't give more de...
Space station core module in orbit to prep for next stage of construction
May 19, 2021 (XNA)
The agency said in a brief statement on Tuesday the currently unmanned core module, named Tianhe, or Harmony of Heavens, has carried out a series of tests to ve...
China's core space station module Tianhe completes in-orbit tests
May 19, 2021 (XNA)
The core module, which was sent into orbit on April 29, has recently completed platform function tests for rendezvous and docking, astronaut stay and the mechan...
China postpones launch of rocket carrying space station supplies
May 19, 2021 (AFP)
The China Manned Space Agency gave no details on what the reasons were, and said only that a new launch time would be "determined later," the Xinhua News Agency...
Tianzhou 2, carrier rocket transported to launchpad for liftoff
May 17, 2021 (XNA)
Preparation work before the launch has begun at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southernmost island province of Hainan, the agency said in a brief state...
'Nihao Mars': China's Zhurong rover touches down on Red Planet
May 15, 2021 (AFP)
The lander carrying Zhurong completed the treacherous descent through the Martian atmosphere using a parachute to navigate the "seven minutes of terror" as it i...
China wants to send spacecraft to edge of solar system to mark 100th year of PRC
May 07, 2021 (XNA)
According to the project, the Chinese spacecraft will cover a distance about 100 times than that between the sun and Earth by 2049, when the People's Republic o...
China's space station takes shared future concept to space
May 01, 2021 (XNA)
The space station will become a common outpost for space-faring countries to explore the universe through cooperation. Tianhe, the name of the core module, mean...
China launches space station core module Tianhe
Apr 30, 2021 (XNA)
The Long March-5B Y2 rocket, carrying the Tianhe module, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Ha...
Core capsule launched into orbit
Apr 30, 2021 (XNA)
President Xi Jinping sent a letter after the launch, extending congratulations and greetings to those involved in the landmark mission. Xi, who is also general ...
China launches first module for new space station
Apr 29, 2021 (AFP)
Billions of dollars have been poured into space exploration as China seeks to reflect its rising global stature and growing technological might, following in th...
Mars mission team prepares for its toughest challenge
Apr 29, 2021 (XNA)
The team members-spacecraft control professionals at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center-are making all-out efforts to ensure that Tianwen 1, China's first ind...
China ready launch new space station core module
Apr 24, 2021 (XNA)
The China Manned Space Agency said that the rocket with the core capsule inside will begin pre-launch examinations. Currently, equipment at the coastal launch c...
To Mars and beyond, as China's cosmic journey continues
Apr 24, 2021 (XNA)
On the first Space Day in 2016, Tiangong 1 space lab, China's first, had just finished its mission and fallen into the atmosphere. Tiangong 2 would not be launc...
China's space-tracking ship departs on new mission in Pacific
Apr 21, 2021 (XNA)
Before this voyage, the crew members have examined onboard facilities and replenished their supplies for the upcoming mission, after the ship returned from a mi...
China Orbiting 400 Satellites, Heading for 1,000 by 2030, US Space Command Chief Says
Apr 21, 2021 (Sputnik)
"Back in 2010 they had 70 satellites in orbit: Today they have 400," Dickinson told the US Senate Armed Services Committee. He further projected that Beijing wo...
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